Example sentences of "be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it not been for human kindess he would have ended up in a pork pie . |
| 2 | Since these payments are for this purpose they are quite separate from , and are not dependent upon , any right to compensation or the ‘ Disturbance Payment ’ which is described below . |
| 3 | If , on the other hand , the two sheep are of similar size they can assess each other only by fighting . |
| 4 | The question is whether the ‘ power ’ referred to was the power to write poetry ; for though the Poems In Two Volumes ( 1807 ) are of high quality they mark for most people the end of Wordsworth 's poetic life . |
| 5 | However , although the averages given in the last column of Table 4 are of some value they do not convey the reality of referral and investigative work . |
| 6 | ‘ They 're in that hotel we just passed . ’ |
| 7 | they 've got woo wooden poles with hooks on to hook people out cos they , you do n't , once you 're in that water you , you do n't stop you know , you ca n't decide not to go . |
| 8 | You see if you are very angry about something , about a situation you know that when you 're in that anger it 's so strong that you would n't notice if something happened right under your nose because your anger is u occupying your , your brain and your senses . |
| 9 | Also if you 're in rented accommodation you 're claiming housing benefit , you 'll probably have n't got to pay any rent , specially if it 's Council there 's relief , relief from paying |
| 10 | When you 're in public life you have to put up with er cameras and er things going erm around so and we 're going to be er , completely anonymous in er that , so |
| 11 | You know once you 're on that system you 've got to have a light one and a heavy one |
| 12 | on the other side of the sun and the moon 's on that side and we 're on that side we 're in the light . |
| 13 | No matter how careful I am with this lead it gets a knot in it . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , as long as I am in this world I remain a sinner , still capable of letting him down . |
| 15 | Frank wanted David to give me a down-sweep with the baton , but as anyone can observe , when I am in full flight I 'm really running high , and this presented David with a problem as he is quite a short fellow . |
| 16 | ‘ If the business had been in good heart it would have cost you a great deal more . |
| 17 | as if she had just been in actual combat she dropped down on to the couch and sat gasping , drawing in long , shuddering breaths . |
| 18 | If he 'd been in deep water he would n't have been damaged so much and neither would he have surfaced yet , perhaps not for several more days . |
| 19 | ‘ If I 'd been in cold sobriety I would never have married her . |
| 20 | When they are in great danger I recover them . |
| 21 | When they are in great danger I recover them . |
| 22 | When they are in great danger I recover them . |
| 23 | When they are in great danger I recover them . |
| 24 | When they are in great danger I recover them . |
| 25 | When they are in great danger I recover them . |
| 26 | When they are in great danger I recover them . |
| 27 | However , what the poll tax has revealed unequivocally is that there are poverty traps in this city entirely due to that particular tax and those people who are in financial difficulty we do understand the problem they have and we will continue to help . |
| 28 | However , what the poll tax has revealed unequivocally is that there are poverty traps in this city entirely due to that particular tax and those people who are in financial difficulty we do understand the problem they have and we will continue to help . |
| 29 | Perhaps one day when you are in that direction you will allow me to show you my department in the university . ’ |
| 30 | In desperation , in many cases , young females deliberately become pregnant because they know that once they are in that state they are immediately restored to the benefit system . |